Editing/Proofing

		One of the real tricks to large-document editing is maintaining (and, often, creating) continuity of voice across all the sections of a total piece. In this case it was a 107-page community guide for TriMet, Portland’s transit agency.

Written by multiple authors, this document had to have a consistent voice and flow for the reader. Besides proofreading it, we also edited to bring it all together. (Copy: Various authors. Editing: Jim Moore/Word Jones.)

		Oregon’s Department of Human Services needed someone to write and edit a cancer plan involving more than 100 pages of copy. Using input and rough drafts from dozens of stakeholders, Word Jones shaped the technical material into an engaging, informative and cohesive document.

Additionally, the state asked us to create a layout design that would stand out: a government document that wouldn’t get shoved up on a shelf and forgotten. Check out this excerpt to see what we mean. (Copy: Various authors. Editing: LeeAnn Kriegh/Word Jones. Design: Geena Min/Word Jones.)

		Joe Kurmaskie, aka The Metal Cowboy, is a riding raconteur, the author of a series of books detailing his two-wheeled treks across the country and the planet. When he took off on his most improbable adventure yet – pedaling a 14-foot-long caravan consisting of him and his two sons (ages 4 and 6) across the U.S. – he was commissioned to write a magazine article.

That was the genesis for a full book, which swings between on-the-road tales and musings about father-son relationships. He asked Jim to provide the final edit – for fact-checking, style, flow and more. (Copy: Joe Kurmaskie. Editing: Jim Moore/Word Jones.)